Growing up with gal-dem

Yaa Gyasi on writing as rebellion

This week we're joined by bestselling and award-winning author <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/124708/yaa-gyasi.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yaa Gyasi</a>, who's debut book <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/289838/homegoing/9780241975237.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Homegoing</a> made waves in 2017. Back this year with a new book Transcendent Kingdom, which has been longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction, Yaa speaks to Charlie and Natty about fulfilling childhood dreams, pandemic puppies, and the power of words and writing in rebellion. We're updating our on-site transcriptions of our podcasts! <a href="https://gal-dem.com/growing-up-with-gal-dem-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check our website to find them now. </a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Welcome to <a href="https://www.gal-dem.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gal-dem</a>'s first ever podcast, Growing up with gal-dem. Over the course of the series Natty Kasambala and Niellah Arboine invite a different guest to respond to old diary entries, text messages, or letters from their younger selves - nurturing important conversations about growing up. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.